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IMF Approves R70 Billion Loan to South Africa

By SAPeople 28-07-20 10:24

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved South Africa’s request for a US$4.3 billion (R70 billion) loan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The request for emergency financial support under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) will help the country to mitigate the adverse social and economic impact of the pandemic. In a statement issued […]

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Did Ramaphosa Aide’s Husband Score R125 Million COVID Contract?

By SAPeople Staff Writer 27-07-20 19:00

A possible R125 million deal for Protective Personal Equipment by the husband of Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson and a Johannesburg councillor – coming only days after the president said severe steps would be taken against people who questionably benefit off the government’s R500 billion budget to deal with COVID-19 – has raised the ire of opposition […]

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How to Apply for Self-Quarantine When Flying Home to South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 27-07-20 20:37

For South Africans returning home from abroad during the current pandemic, it is now possible to apply to self-quarantine at home during the 14-day mandatory quarantine period. (See self-isolation application form at bottom of page.) Previously South Africans returning to SA had to remain in state-assigned quarantine facilities. Now it’s possible to apply to spend […]

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Home Affairs Announces Extra Categories for Passport Applications During Lockdown

By SAPeople 27-12-20 18:26

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has announced additional categories of passport applications that will be accepted at DHA offices during lockdown. The categories include applications by SA citizens who need to take up employment abroad, who need to be reunited with their families abroad, who need to take up permanent residency abroad or who […]

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Suspect in Undertaker’s Car Arrested Smuggling Explosives into South Africa

By SAPeople 27-07-20 12:22

LIMPOPO – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a suspect at Beitbridge Border Post, between South Africa and Zimbabwe, for smuggling explosives into SA. The 30-year-old man, who was driving a Funeral Undertaker’s vehicle, was apprehended yesterday (Sunday 27 July). The SAPS members who performed the arrest had been busy with their routine […]

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Mo Farah Adds Sparkle To Cape Town Marathon Virtual Race Run

By Guest Contributor 26-07-20 14:12

Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah will compete in the 10km Cape Town Marathon Virtual Race Run in the United Kingdom, scheduled for 18 October. The coronavirus pandemic led to the launch of the virtual event and while Cape Town Marathon participants may miss out on the spectacle, the virtual race promises to take all […]

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WATCH Rare Humpback Dolphin Swims with Bottlenose Dolphins in South Africa

By SAPeople 26-07-20 14:01

A stunning scene – featuring a rare (and sadly endangered) humpback dolphin – has been captured by Love Africa photographer Casey Pratt, off the KwaZulu-Natal coast in South Africa. Watch below. Casey says: “A large pod of dolphins were swimming by (on Friday) and with the clean water and early morning light I knew it would […]

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DA Condemns Third Limpopo Farm Attack in a Week

By SAPeople 26-07-20 13:07

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it condemns the third farm attack in a week in the South African province of Limpopo, an area usually more famous for being home to the Kruger National Park. The fatal attack – which took place on Friday 24 July 2020 at JJ Bekker Boerdery at Toitskraal outside Marble Hall […]

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District Six: This Time the Bulldozers are there to Build Houses

By Guest Contributor 25-07-20 18:27

Under the District Six restitution project, 212 housing units, making up 954 homes, will be constructed at a cost of R325 million. Work on the final phases of the District Six restitution project has begun. The national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is having the ground cleared and rubble removal as mandated […]

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PHOTOS: Safari Operators Protest in Hoedspruit – A Town “On Its Knees” – Begging for Tourism to Open

By Jenni Baxter 25-07-20 14:55

The town of Hoedspruit is “on its knees”, say lodge owners, fearing that the enduring Lockdown regulations in South Africa could cripple not only the nation’s famous safari industry… but lead to rampant poaching of the country’s precious wildlife. Yesterday morning between 10am and noon, desperate residents – from private game reserve owners to restaurant […]

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Carte Blanche Goes Undercover to Expose Outrageous Train Looting

By SAPeople Contributor 27-07-20 12:39

For months, train stations went silent as the national lockdown in South Africa forced millions of commuters to stay home, but on the railway tracks, opportunistic criminals went to work targeting state facilities that had been left non-operational. Looting on the Train Tracks In a special investigation produced by Nicky Troll, Carte Blanche goes deep […]

Debate on Farm Murders to Take Place in Parliament

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-07-20 18:38

A debate on farm murders and attacks will take place in Parliament on a date still to be announced, a move that has been welcomed by the Democratic Alliance, which has been pressing for more action to be taken by a government it believes has been turning a blind eye to this decades-long problem. “It […]

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Police Waterbomb Peaceful Protesters Whose Restaurants Face Closure

By SAPeople Staff Writer 24-07-20 18:16

The South African Police today used water canons to disperse peaceful protesters from the restaurant industry – one of Cape Town’s most vital sectors – outside parliament, a move condemned by the Democratic Alliance, which has accused President Cyril Rampahosa of “killing” thousands of restaurants and ruining people’s lives “for nothing.” In a statement, DA […]

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DA to Approach Courts to Keep South African Schools Open

By SAPeople 24-07-20 16:27

After voicing his strong opposition last night to the South African government’s decision to close schools for a month, DA Leader John Steenhuisen has taken the next step and says the Democratic Alliance will be approaching the courts “on the basis that this decision is politically rather than scientifically motivated & not in the best […]

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